January 2010
12 posts
there is just something about the Body of Christ
and the power of corporate worship. church was incredible today… whats new. the pastor spoke on the feeding of the 5000, in a different way than i’ve ever heard. ill tell ya more later if you want.
other than church this weekend was pretty uneventful… lame in fact. tomorrow i visit the city dump day care program. fingers crossed.
DRAW ME CLOSE
Draw me close to You Never let me...
“Everybody has to leave, everybody has to leave their home and come back so they...”
– Don Miller Through Painted Deserts
two dozen roses
for a dollar.
¡bienvenidos a quito! along with this, for a dollar or two, you can get: a taxi ride across town, a fulfilling lunch, just about any dvd or video game your heart desires, admission into the local climbing gym or several ice cream cones, just to name a few things.
first week of classes. que interesante.
i have a good mix of classes, mostly with americans, a couple with Ecuadorians....
“isn’t it just like a finite mind,...
the least of these my brothers
I am a person that is most content when I am loving other people. In whatever capacity, whether it be giving of my time or money, or helping someone complete or understand something, or just spending time listening to or laughing with people, this is where I find joy in life. For several years, I have claimed that “when I grow up” I want to serve in Latin America, loving God’s...
all my loving, i will send to you
It has been an interesting weekend for sure… I´ll spare you a post like the last one though and just give you the highlights :)
Friday: we went to the “centro historical” the historic part of the city. it had its ups and downs… ups being climbing on top on a giant church dome with a beautiful view… downs being spending hours looking at tacky gaudy church artwork and...
whirlwind
Hi friends and family,
I don’t have a lot of time, but here is a brief overview of my last 36 hours.
We got in about 1130 Wednesday night, so not a lot happened there. Luggage, customs, brief greetings with other students, meeting la Mama, and off to my new abode. I live in a little apartment close to the places I need to go. I have a cute little room with a big window, desk, bed, and...
it's a new year
2009 was a great year. it was a year of immense growth. of joy and pain, of loss and discovery.
it began with loss and pain and confusion. my perfect, easy, naive perception of my faith and my God was shattered by an unexpected death. i wrestled with God. i struggled through scripture about justice and mercy, prayer and predestination. so much was revealed to me in this and i grew so much. the...